W A MCCALLION & CO LTD

💤Zombieactive

NI609998 · ltd · incorporated 2011-11-18

Investment thesis

Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.

Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.

Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.

🔒Estimated value

—

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Turnover

—

year to Oct 2024

Net worth

—

book net assets

Opportunity

78/100

Strong

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What this business does

Primary activity: Specialist medical practice activities

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 66-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 66). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (76/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

3 officers (2 active, 3 linked, 2 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared

Director network

Network not yet resolved

Filing history

42 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

78/100Strong

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Key financials

2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts

Cash

—

Net Worth

—

Current Assets

—

Current Liabilities

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · accounting standard unknown

Metric	2024-10-31	2023-10-31
Average employees	100	100

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

🔒Filing-note intelligence

1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

Available from the Pro tier upwards.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 90 days

filings

• 3 annual-return
• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filings

• 3 annual-return
• 3 officers
• 2 persons-with-significant-control

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (22 events)Click to expand

2026-03-17
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annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders
annual-return · AR01
2026-03-17
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annual-return · AR01
2026-03-17
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annual-return · AR01
2026-01-08
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legacy
miscellaneous · RP01PSC01
2025-12-10
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MCCALLION, William appointed
director
2025-12-10
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MCCALLION, William resigned
director
2025-12-10
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-12-10
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notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC01
2025-12-10
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cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC07
2025-12-10
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termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2025-12-10
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officers · AP01
2025-07-22
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accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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accounts · AA
2024-07-03
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address · AD01
2023-07-17
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2022-06-29
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-07-19
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2020-07-27
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2019-07-24
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accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2011-11-18
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Company incorporated
As W A MCCALLION & CO LTD
2011-11-18
➕
MCCALLION, Paula appointed
secretary
2011-11-18
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MCCALLION, William appointed
director

Owner dependency

100/100

Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS

+Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
+Founder name in company name: Company name contains director surname "MCCALLION" — strong identity link between founder and business.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 66 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

65/100

Strong succession signal

Multiple signals suggest succession is on the horizon. Candidate for proactive outreach.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 66. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mrs Paula Mccallion Individual · British · DOB 05/1960 · age 66	50–75%	—	50-75% shares	10/12/2025

2 historic (ceased) PSCs

Mrs Paula Mccallionceased 10/12/2025· 50-75% shares
Mrs Paula Mccallionceased 19/11/2016· 50-75% shares

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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BROOKLANDS HEALTHCARE LIMITED→ NI025586 · est 1991	£34.05M £24.52M–£43.59M	—	—	492	34y	84	80y
CONNECTED HEALTH DOMICILIARY CARE LIMITED→ NI058361 · est 2006	£21.79M £15.69M–£27.89M	£27.27M	—	94700	20y	87	69y
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ALBERT STREET COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED→ NI036145 · est 1999	—	—	—	9	27y	83	73y
ARC HEALTHY LIVING CENTRE LIMITED→ NI039643 · est 2000	—	—	—	58	25y	83	78y
ASHBROOK HOME (NI) LIMITED→ NI044407 · est 2002	—	—	£1.97M	—	23y	83	85y
BELFAST CENTRAL MISSION→ NI055693 · est 2005 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	20y	83	80y
BERAGH CARE AND DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION LIMITED→ NI029084 · est 1995	—	—	£45.8k	—	31y	83	71y
CAMPHILL COMMUNITY MOURNE GRANGE→ NI008860 · est 1972 · no financials extracted	—	—	—	—	53y	83	85y
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8 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeltd

Incorporated2011-11-18

Jurisdictionnorthern-ireland

Primary SIC86220 — Specialist medical practice activities

Registered office

15 Malone View Road

Belfast

BT9 5PH

Northern Ireland

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-07-31

Last made up to: 2024-10-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2026-12-02

Last: 2025-11-18

Officers (2 active · 1 resigned)

MCCALLION, Paula→

secretary · appointed 2011-11-18

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Active

MCCALLION, William→

director · ~66y · appointed 2025-12-10

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Active

MCCALLION, William→

director · ~66y · appointed 2011-11-18 · resigned 2025-12-10

Resigned

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Recent filings (42 total)

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2026-04-29

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2026-03-17

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2026-03-17

annual-return-company-with-made-up-date-full-list-shareholders

annual-return · AR01

2026-03-17

legacy

miscellaneous · RP01PSC01

2026-01-08

change-person-director-company-with-change-date

officers · CH01

2025-12-10

notification-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC01

2025-12-10

cessation-of-a-person-with-significant-control

persons-with-significant-control · PSC07

2025-12-10

termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date

officers · TM01

2025-12-10

appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date

officers · AP01

2025-12-10

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2025-07-22

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2024-11-25

accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity

accounts · AA

2024-07-03

change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address

address · AD01

2024-07-03

confirmation-statement-with-no-updates

confirmation-statement · CS01

2023-12-05